Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-01


valuable works of art, and Roger thought of
selling them to assist him out of his difficulties
He was arranging this plan when the con-
cierge came up with letter and package,
which he said beautiful lady had left there
for him a few minutes ago
One glance at the fine and delicate writing
showed him from whence it came, and the
letter bore the same perfume he knew so well.
He made an angry movement, yet opened
the letter, which read.
Zone who knows of your trouble, and whom
you saved at another time, wishes to aid You
now in paying you back. Yon will find in
the package 100000 francs. This is that
persons revenge"
With trembling hand he broke the seal of
the package, and he found he was not dream
ing; the money was there, II was thus nobly
| Julia revenged herself. Roger, in spite of the
| joy at his leiverance, felt his fault weigh
still more heavily on his heart
He burned the letter and put the money in
| his pocket and fastened to his Shops where he
| gave the money to his cashier, and then with
his heart lightened OF the heaviest part OF its
| load he tried anew to obtain the 5000 more
| that were necessary for his next days obiiga-
| tons. But nowhere dill be succeed 1t seemed
to him that an evil breath had spread abroad
the report that be was about to fan So, rs a
| last resource, when night fell, he went TO the
| club
| There one player seemed to set himself dill
| gently to work to play against him He did
not know him, Yet there was a faint idea in
his mind that he had seen him somewhere
but he soon forgot that in the excitement Of
| play. The only other thing that attracted
| his attention was that his friend the Baron
| De Cey, entering the room, CAME up behind
| Luversan, for it was he, and tapped him ON
| the shoulder, saying: "Nou, my dear
| Rogers" But Luversan turned and the baron
| saw his mistake and begged LuverSan's par
don, saving he hal mistaken him for NJ
Laroque.
lyon are quite excusable, sir have been
taken for him before"
Roger won and as soon as he saw that he
had gained what he so needed, resolved not 10
risk one franc of it, and he retired from the
game and took the train for home AMI it was
this night that his wife had heard him sing
And the next morning he was arrested.
The morning after his arrest be was brought
before the Judge His reflections during this
night were not pleasant, and he tortured his
|
betraying Julia; for il was impossible to tell
the truth. To avow that he had lent julia
this money was to avow ALL to diShonor her
her unhappy and mfirm husband was now
and forever incapable of defending his honor
Lucien, his friend, his brother; and Hen
riette! No; at the price of his life he wOdlG
not tell.
Now, questioned by the Judge on every anc
all points, he could only say:
81 am not guilty There is a fatality
against me. | can explain nothing more a.
have already told you all l know As t.
the money | received, l can say nothing
You must believe what you will"
Il admit for the moment the existence o
that mysterious debtor, but how is it tina
Larnuette's money comes into his possession
One of you two then, must be the assassin
and if you would not pass as his acromplice
| beg you to tell his name
The insinuation of the judge struck Roge
like the lash of a whip. Was Julia the assas
sin. But that idea appeared so absurd t
him that he did not entertain it minute
And yet she had said to him that last day
III ever you have misfortune remember
shall have had a hand in it,
thing any more than l, and it does not cor
Germ You what the name is. | have Away
and shall always refuse to give it"
you destroy yourself
THAT is between Inc and my conscience
There is another proof, of which we hav
not heretofore spoken, irrefutable, terribl
and painful above all Others
, Tell it to NE. PERHAPS l can refute tha
| easier than l can the others"
you were seen at the time YOU entere
Larouettes house, an instant before the mnl
der"
"Who saw thatzn
1.-TWO witnesses woman and littI
girl
"A woman and little GIRL Bring then
then,n said Roger, laughing, as if feeling I,
/ | heved. Let them NE and then say
they saw ME commit this crime"
you shall see them in a few moments,
said the judge.
AT last | see one ray of hope" said Roger
as they led him back to his cell
Bring in Mime. Laroque alone, said tn
judge,
These two unhappy creatures, Henriett
+ and Suzanne, had been ordered to presen
themselves at Versailles and with all thei
remnant of strength they braced themselvC
for this new ordeal. Suzanne said: "DO DC
fear, mother; shall remember
When Henriette appeared before NJ La
nerolles, the judge, she seemed to not hav
one drop of blood left in her whole body
Her beautiful eyes were sunken, and &
times she made gestures so wild that on
might have thought her mad. A chair Wa
given her and she sank feebly into it
my mission is a painful one, madam,
You must know its motive; still, | shall ne
recommence the terrible interrogatory thu
. | you have borne already from NJ Lacroix All
of which he has furnished me the notes.
? "You could, then, have spared me this, as
can do nothing but repeat that word fc
word"
"No, madame; for your sake, for your hu
bands sake, hope that your answers will /
more precise, for your refusal to explai
E yourself regarding the murder of I4arouett
3 is the condemnation of Laroque Tell n
r that you did not recognize your husband
2 the assassin and give me the real murderer
I description, but do not maintain that 20
D were not a witness Of the crime
E"It is true, however," said the unhapE
D woman in her heroic obstinacy
e Victoria was brought in and made to r
peat all she knew Poor Henriette tried
wear look of surprise, but her face betrayt
2 her.
t "This girl" said she, "has too lively in
agination, and 1t is troubled by reading t.
many novels. Her story is tissue of e
travagant inventions. Neither my daught,
nor myself said the words she tells YOU.
we had called Roger from the balcony
would have answered us, seeing himse
n discovered, and would not have gone into OIL
naighbor's house All that, therefore, is IL
\ | reasonable"
e "All that is unhappily true, madame" sa
Victoria
: "What have | done to you, my poor gil
r that you cause NE so much sorrow. Al
e what has my husband done that you brir
such an accusation upon himf"
n Il have nothing to reproach either of VI
t with, and if could have kept what / kne
g to myself / should have done So"
:, "You see, madame" said the Judge, "tl
r deposition of this girl is clear and exact al
{ does not vary. You were an involuntai
t witness of that crime. What did you seel'
;, al saw nothing and heard nothing"
{ "Your silence is the condemnation of yol
L husband"
g "My husbands whole life pleads for hi
t and proves his probity."
s Henriette was led out and Suzanne toe
D her place in the witness chair Both moth
and child were in deep mourning An i
Y tense inward fever burned in the chile
+ veins and showed in her cheeks and her gre